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| Directed by | Ben Lewis |
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| Cinematography | Frank-Peter Lehmann |
| Edited by | Simon Barker |
| Music by | Lucas Ariel Vallejos |
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Google and the World Brain is a 2013 documentary movie about the Google Books Library Project directed by Ben Lewis, produced by BBC, Polar Star Films, and Arte. The main focus of the plot is on the copyright controversy caused by the project that resulted in the Google Book Search Settlement Agreement from Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc. in 2013.
The film features interviews with many figures concerned, including Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, then-senior Vice President of Google Amit Singhal, and Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle.[1] The use of World Brain in the title is taken from the H. G. Wells' collection of essays called World Brain.[2]
The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[3]
- ^ a b Google & the World Brain [Feature] - Transcript
- ^ "Documentary throws the book at Google scanning project". CNET. January 25, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "Google Framed As Book Stealer Bent On Data Domination In New Documentary". TechCrunch. May 8, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2023.